Watches

Watches. Published by Studio Book/Viking Press, New York, NY, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in VG DJ. Gift dedication in ink inside front cover. DJ price clipped. 159 Pgs. LCCN 65-15108. By Cecil Clutton and George Daniels. The historical section of this book gives equal importance to the decorative and mechanical aspect of watches, presented in a way that will appeal to a wide range of readers; and it covers their whole history from the mid-sixteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. For the texhnical-minded collectors, the texhnical section of the book seeks to give an insight into the mids of the great makers of the past in a way that perhaps has never been attempted before. 597 illustrations planned to cover all the important and many less importatant types of watch, and are about equally divided between their exteriors and interiors. Large-scale photos of the escapements, separately mounted, replace the usual line-drawings. Description text copyright 2017 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 31891.